soap
US /soʊp/
UK /soʊp/
1.
мыло
a substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali, and typically having perfume and coloring added.
:
•
She washed her hands with soap and water.
Она вымыла руки мылом и водой.
•
This new soap smells wonderful.
Это новое мыло пахнет чудесно.
2.
мыльная опера, мелодрама
a derogatory term for melodrama, especially in television or radio series.
:
•
I can't stand watching all that soap on TV.
Я терпеть не могу смотреть все эти мыльные оперы по телевизору.
•
Her life is like a real-life soap opera.
Ее жизнь похожа на настоящую мыльную оперу.